How to Watch Illinois vs. Kentucky: TV Channel, Time, Live Stream - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Updated Mar. 23, 2025 5:22 p.m. ET

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The No. 6 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (22-12) will compete with the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats (23-11) on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on the line. This contest tips at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The Fighting Illini are a 2.5-point favorites against the Wildcats when these squads meet. This game's over/under is 167.5 points.

Illinois vs. Kentucky Matchup Information

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Venue: Fiserv Forum
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Fighting Illini vs Wildcats Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Fighting Illini	-2.5	-105	-115	167.5	-105	-115	-135	+114

Illinois Top Performers

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Kylan Boswell	34	12	4.9	3.3	1.1	0.3	1
Kasparas Jakucionis	32	15	5.7	4.8	0.9	0.3	1.6
Ben Humrichous	34	7.8	3.7	0.9	0.5	0.7	1.8
Will Riley	34	12.8	4.1	2.3	0.3	0.3	1.4
Tomislav Ivisic	31	12.8	7.7	2.2	0.5	1.1	1.6

Kentucky Top Performers

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Otega Oweh	34	16.4	4.7	1.8	1.6	0.5	0.8
Koby Brea	34	11.5	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.3	2.6
Andrew Carr	33	10.5	4.7	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7
Amari Williams	34	10.9	8.6	3.1	0.5	1.2	0
Jaxson Robinson	24	13	3.5	1.7	0.6	0.5	2.6

Illinois vs. Kentucky Scoring Insights

The Fighting Illini score 83.9 points per game, 6.6 more points than the 77.3 the Wildcats give up.
Illinois has a 19-2 record when scoring more than 77.3 points.
When Kentucky gives up fewer than 83.9 points, it is 17-4.
The Wildcats put up an average of 85 points per game, 10.4 more points than the 74.6 the Fighting Illini give up.
When it scores more than 74.6 points, Kentucky is 21-6.
Illinois has a 20-7 record when its opponents score fewer than 85 points.

Illinois vs. Kentucky Betting Insights

Illinois has covered 17 times in 32 chances against the spread this season.
Kentucky has compiled a 17-15-1 record against the spread this year.
Illinois' games this season have featured more combined points than this contest's total of 167.5 points eight times.
Kentucky and its opponents have combined to score more than 167.5 points in 13 of 33 games this season.

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